Ryan de la Harpe

Ryan Clifton Alexander de la Harpe (born 2 September 1982) is a former Namibian rugby union player who played as a scrum-half represented Namibia internationally from 2011 to 2014 and currently serves as a coach for Vagabonds' club.[1] Ryan de la Harpe is regarded as one of the finest scrum-halves to have played for Namibia.

Ryan de la Harpe
Full nameRyan Clifton Alexander de la Harpe
Date of birth (1982-09-02) 2 September 1982
Place of birthWalvis Bay, Namibia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011-2014 Namibia 9 (5)
Correct as of 9 September 2019

Career

Ryan De La Harpe made his international debut for Namibia against Romania on 10 June 2011 prior to the World Cup call.[2] He was included in the Namibian squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup following the successful outing with Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club and featured in three group stage matches.[3][4] In 2014, he notably became the first Namibian to play for the famous Barbarians F. C.[5] Ryan also played for few English Rugby Union Clubs such as Fylde Rugby Club, Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club and Letchworth Garden City Rugby Club and Lancashire County Rugby Football Union.[6]

He retired from international rugby in 2014 and pursued his career through coaching professionally. He had coaching stints with Myerscough College, Lancashire County Rugby Football Union, Lancaster University.[6] He was appointed as the head coach of Vagabond's Rugby Club in August 2018.[7]

References
  1. "Ryan de la Harpe | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  2. https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/match?gameId=141094
  3. "Burger leads Namibian 30". Planet Rugby. 18 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. Dick, Brian (2011-09-09). "Moseley's Ryan De La Harpe finds himself on the world stage". birminghampost. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  5. Namibian, The. "De la Harpe selected for Barbarians". The Namibian. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  6. October 2014, The TRU Team Monday 20. "Ryan De La Harpe called up by Namibia". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  7. "Vagabonds appoint former international scrum-half de la Harpe as new head of rugby". www.iomtoday.co.im. Retrieved 2019-09-09.


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